GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| connoisseur | expert |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |